Can I get a U.S. visa?
26 U.S. visas were issued to people from Palau in the last 12 months, mostly A1 (diplomat), A2 (foreign government official), B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
26 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Palau · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 20% of visitor (B) visa applications from Palau were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about 1 month at Koror. Student visa: about 1 month at Koror. All embassies in Palau.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 26 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Palau in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them A1 (diplomat), A2 (foreign government official), B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism). Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for Palau was about 80% in FY2025, so about 20% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in Palau (Koror), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about 1 month, and for students about 1 month (Koror). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.